Cost of living comparison
Buffalo is 2.7 times more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Buffalo instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB915.30
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB454.10
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB101.93
|
$2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
$1.73
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
$3.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB435.16
|
$11.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB333.87
|
$3.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB160.66
|
$3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB201.51
|
$5.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB63.26
|
$0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB73.17
|
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB143.68
|
$2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
$2.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
$3.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB213.51
|
$3.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,754.88
|
$78.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,336.14
|
$36,344.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB524.74
|
$23.20
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB555.92
|
$66.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB81,340.55
|
$1,258.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB49,080.22
|
$1,058.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,351.66
|
$135.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Moscow
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,667.43
|
$1,100.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,729.75
|
$32,450.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB302.73
|
$5.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB242.97
|
$5.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.10
|
$13.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,037.49
|
$39.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB504.56
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Buffalo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,102.73
|
$55.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.50
|
$44.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,880.75
|
$104.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,528.58
|
$104.50
|
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